The Emojis of Game of Thrones: Dragonstone & Stormborn 🐉

🚨 Warning: Episode 1 & 2 Spoilers Ahead 🚨

The long awaited Game of Thrones has finally returned! If you’re a fan of the HBO show but don’t watch a new episode immediately, you likely stay clear of the Twitter world, for the net is dark and full of spoilers. So how did GoT fans react to the first two episodes on Twitter?

Beyond the heartwarming and heartbreaking reunions and badass moments from Arya Stark, there are many other characters on the TV show! In fact, there were quite a few girl power moments. As much as we may dislike Cersei, a queen is actually ruling Westeros. Other women are holding positions of power, from Daenerys Targaryen at Dragonstone to Sansa Stark in Winterfell. There’s even a scene with a handful of women warriors at battle. R.I.P. ⚰️

Fans have always loved her sarcastic way [where 😂 comes in], but her wisdom is what got her trending on Twitter post-episode 2. As expected, with her line “You’re a dragon. Be a dragon.”, we see two dragon emojis in the top 15 ranking, among other emojis echoing the YAS Queen theme. 🙌👏

Quite a few sympathized with Theon, given his horrific past of psychological and physical torture [😭😩😢😔]. You don’t just get over that, and it doesn’t help to be in an environment that triggers that experience.

I'm so happy so many people are seeing Theon so differently 😭 Theon deserves the love.

With that in mind, the reactions in emojis to both episodes were quite different.

While Dragonstone [episode 1] primarily set the stage for the season, with a few moments that got us excited for what’s to come, Stormborn [episode 2] had a handful of tear jerking moments. This is clear in the comparison chart above, which shows more positive face emojis associated with Dragonstone than with Stormborn.

Only 2 episodes in, we’ve seen diverse reactions to many moments in the show. Knowing the unpredictability of Game of Thrones, though, these emotions are going to expand and amplify real quick. 😰

Best of luck GoT fam! If you’d like me to explore reactions to a particular GoT moment later this winter [❄️😏], tweet at @anahitabahri! 👀

By Anahita Bahri

Anahita Bahri is an MS in Statistical Practice student at Boston University and Data Scientist Intern at Spotify. In addition to Game of Thrones, Anahita has a passion for music [❤️R&B], data science, journalism, design, steak frites, football ⚽, and, of course, emojis! 😻